Where does “overcoupling” come from?

overcoupling (English) comes from English coupling, from Middle English couplynge, from Middle English couplen, from Old French coupler, from Latin cōpulō, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio — the god Apis.

overcoupling (English): The act of coupling two tuned transformers so as...

Definitions

  1. The act of coupling two tuned transformers so as...

Ancestry of “overcoupling”, step by step

overcoupling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English coupling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcouplingpresent participle of couple; act of joining...
2Middle EnglishcouplyngeThe creation of a romantic or marital bond or a marriage
3Middle EnglishcouplenTo marry or wed; to join in a matrimonial union;...
4Old Frenchcoupler
5Latincōpulōto bind or tie together, unite, join, couple
6Latincōpulaa bond, tie, band or other connecting item
7Latincoapula
8Latinapiodative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
9Latinapiumparsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
10LatinApisA seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
11Ancient GreekἌπις
12Copticϩⲁⲡⲉthe Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
13Egyptianḥpthe god Apis

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Egyptian ḥp